On March 16, 1996, Frank Bruno and Mike Tyson met again in a rematch.
Bruno came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Tyson was on a 6-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months.
Mike Tyson made easy work of Frank Bruno in the rematch, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Tyson improves his record to 44-1 (38 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 40-5.
On October 1, 1993, a 31-year-old Frank Bruno (36-3, 35 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBC title held by 28-year-old fellow British boxer Lennox Lewis (23-0, 19 KOs).
Bruno came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 7 days. Lewis was on a 23-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 23 days.
Lennox Lewis stopped Frank Bruno via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Lewis improves his record to 24-0 (20 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 36-4.
On February 25, 1989, a 27-year-old Frank Bruno (32-2, 31 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 22-year-old Mike Tyson (35-0, 31 KOs).
Bruno came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 1 day. Tyson was on a 35-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 29 days.
Mike Tyson stopped Frank Bruno via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 36-0 (32 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 32-3.
On July 19, 1986, a 24-year-old Frank Bruno (28-1, 27 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA title held by 28-year-old American boxer Tim Witherspoon (24-2, 16 KOs).
Bruno came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 15 days. Witherspoon was on a 6-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 2 days.
Tim Witherspoon stopped Frank Bruno via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA heavyweight title. Witherspoon improves his record to 25-2 (17 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On May 13, 1984, a 22-year-old Frank Bruno (21-0, 21 KOs) and a 31-year-old American boxer James Smith (13-1, 11 KOs) met in the ring.
Bruno came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months. Smith was on a 13-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 24 days.
James Smith stopped Frank Bruno via KO in the 10th round. Smith improves his record to 14-1 (12 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 21-1.